
AECMA Simplified English
http://www.techscribe.co.uk/ta/aecma-simplified-english.pdf
Unwalla, Mike
ISTC
2004
Abstract:
ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English (formerly AECMA Simplified English) is a specification for writing aircraft documentation. The principles can be applied to all industry sectors.
ASD-STE100 provides a set of writing rules and a dictionary of words and their meanings. It has a limited number of words; a limited number of clearly defined meanings for each word; a limited number of parts of speech for each word; a set of rules for writing text.
This article outlines the standard, and shows how it helps to prevent ambiguity in text.